the full moon rising over the coast in positano. We saw this while eating dinner one night.

the view from said rome apartment

our roomy rome apartment

the amazing view from our balcony in positano - made those 200 steps worthwhile!

in the roman forum - which is the ancient heart of rome, right near the colosseum

outside, you guessed it -colosseum again

me being thoughtful outside the colosseum after the tour. Also we found out why doors open inwards - because the Romans taxed everything (so governments have been doing that for a while!) and if your front door opened outwards, onto the street (which was public ie government property) you had to pay more tax for "using" their land.

more colosseum............

the colosseum - as it is (background) and as it was (foreground). I didn't know they used to have water games in here too! They removed the wood floor and flooded the place. Also in summer time they erected a cover so people didn't get too hot - not bad for something 2000 years old!

glen at the colosseum - this was our first major touristy thing, which we happened upon spontaneously by wondering the streets.

overlooking the ancient roman forum (I think!)